Subang Jaya bans polystyrene packaging from Ramadhan bazaars

In a move that closely mirrors the Malaccan state government’s decision to prohibit the use of ecologically harmful polystyrene packaging at all government-operated eateries, the Subnag Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) has banned the use of the non-biodegradable material at all Ramadhan bazaars this year. 

MPSJ Licensing Department director Azfarizal Abdul Rashid said this was the first time the municipal council will be enforcing the ruling, in line with the “go green” initiative it introduced earlier. 

He added that even traders who claimed to have already stocked up on polystyrene packets for their food had agreed to do away with them, in favour of more environmentally friendly materials. 

“The council will closely monitor the commitment of traders to the new prohibition. We won’t be imposing heavy penalties on those who don’t comply, but we’ll keep track on the rate of adoption,” Azfarizal said, as quoted by Sinar Harian‘s Nur Farhana Abdul Manan. 

MPSJ has not yet decided on how to penalise those who flout the new ruling, but officers on the ground will constantly remind traders at Ramadhan bazaars to toe the line. 

Failure to comply will however be kept on record, and might be used against any application to renew vendors’ licenses for next year.

Azfarizal added that his department will add night market and wet market traders to the list of those prohibited from using polystyrene packaging, in stages. 

MPSJ Management Services Department director Mohd Zulkarnain Che Ali further clarified that under the new ruling, vendors would still be allowed to use translucent plastic packets and paper packaging … anything other than polystyrene. 

Here’s hoping for a more biodegradable Subang Jaya! Wait, that came out a little wrong, didn’t it. 

 

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